At last!!!!!!!!
Got my 64 back on the ground tonight, for the first time since about December, gotta say the look exceeds my expectations.:thumb:thumb
Geez those 135's are small!! Thanx mattie / steve89
Truth be told theres still a few bits like tie rods that need re-connecting, and still more degreasing, but I've been dying to see it on the ground, and ON ITS GUTS
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1954 Oval long term project going nowhere
1958 Beetle drag car project
1959 Beetle project I need to sell one day
1969 Squareback
few more, its narrowed 2 inches btw, plenty of tyre / guard clearance with the 135's
1954 Oval long term project going nowhere
1958 Beetle drag car project
1959 Beetle project I need to sell one day
1969 Squareback
i just cant get enough!!!!!!
1954 Oval long term project going nowhere
1958 Beetle drag car project
1959 Beetle project I need to sell one day
1969 Squareback
Yep the tape measure only fits under the nose by about 10mm. Rear isn't on jacks, its on the ground & still standard height. That'll change tho'
The car is covered in dew btw, it's bloody cold tonight, the car don't fit in the shed coz the oval is in there. Only got finished at 12:45 am, oops, sorry neighbours.
Oh well, gotta go feed the baby that i've been holding all this time!!!:P
1954 Oval long term project going nowhere
1958 Beetle drag car project
1959 Beetle project I need to sell one day
1969 Squareback
Nice, what did the 135's set you back and what are the designed for?
looks sensational. Like the no caps no bumper look.
Great look but please use beer can (mt) for height :thumb
Cheers Doc
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lookin' good Greg.
Most people seem normal, till you get to know them.
hey greg, that looks awesome, did the battery work ok.
i really need my charger back though, coz the notch battery has gone dead so i need it to recharge it.
looks great
steve
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feels good huh, feels right doesnt it?
good job, once the rear comes down the front should level out a bit more and not be so low, thats when you steal a council sandbag and throw it under the hood. :thumb looking forward to the pics.
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greg its mattie that looks nuts!
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steve-89 wrote:hey greg, that looks awesome, did the battery work ok.
i really need my charger back though, coz the notch battery has gone dead so i need it to recharge it.
looks great
steve
Yeah I feel bad about the charger, will someone be home tonight so I can drop it off, sometime from 7:30 to 9:30pm?? Battery was dead as a doornail but you get that. Forking out for a battery is one of the last things I will need to do to get it on the road.
Let me know about tonight
Cheers
Greg
1954 Oval long term project going nowhere
1958 Beetle drag car project
1959 Beetle project I need to sell one day
1969 Squareback
Bone Collector wrote:Nice, what did the 135's set you back and what are the designed for?
got the front tyres from mattie secondhand for something like 80 bucks. There's enough tread left on them for the minimal driving I will be doing with it.
Dunno what car they were on as oe but they are Michelin 135 ZX. A standard rim is just a bit wider than it, you can hear the rim touch the ground if you lay the wheel down.
They are really small overall diameter which helps with guard clearance. Being a skinny tyre it looks good IMO but don't know if there will be much grip in the wet?? Had heaps of clearance dramas on my last 64 which was nowhere near this low, using standard width beam and 165/80's which are the same overall diameter as a standard radial tyre
1954 Oval long term project going nowhere
1958 Beetle drag car project
1959 Beetle project I need to sell one day
1969 Squareback
beerdoc wrote:Great look but please use beer can (mt) for height :thumb
LOL beer can wont fit unless its lying down. Got a couple of stubbies lying around but no cans. Will take a pic just for a laugh.
1954 Oval long term project going nowhere
1958 Beetle drag car project
1959 Beetle project I need to sell one day
1969 Squareback
Hey man, nice ride!
Is it on the road? You should come out for a Ratzenmore run. Just an informal thing that a few of us on this forum have as well as some other marques also.
Great rat sir....great rat!
Darren
1959 Mercedes Benz 190
1963 Chevrolet Corvair
1969 BMW 2002 Auto
1973 Mercedes Benz 230.6
Hoping it will be on the road in about 2 weeks. I've had that hope for a couple of months though so we will see. Never heard of the rat run when are they on. Havent been to any get togethers for ages hopefully can find the time when the car is on the road, time's always a problem (or timing).
1954 Oval long term project going nowhere
1958 Beetle drag car project
1959 Beetle project I need to sell one day
1969 Squareback
The zx's are often used on the front of street/strip drag cars. Good price as they retail new for $150+ each.
Notoriously scary in the wet, though.
A POSSE AD ESSE.
I live in my own little world, but it's okay, they know me here.
That thing looks sweet dude! Can't wait to see it done.:thumb
I'm pretty sure the tyres are the same as the ones on the front of the Smart cars. I know they're a 135/15 anyways.
Custom doesn't come in a Box
Those wheels look tiny! 😂
135 michis were for the citroen 2cvs, not the smart cars.
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sinecure wrote:The zx's are often used on the front of street/strip drag cars. Good price as they retail new for $150+ each.
Notoriously scary in the wet, though.
Mine handle sweet in the wet,$90 each.Any other tyre is too fat.Phatbug runs 125 at the front....they look the shiat.
Very cool ride. Me like!
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They are the old tyres and rims from one of my cars.
Have plenty of new 135's if you need more Greg.
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We make it happen!
That is super cool....me like.👍
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Thanks for all the comments guys, I'm hanging to drive it. Just wish it would stop raining when I have some spare time so I can get it finished. Rear end has to come down a spline or two soon, still got to run another fuel line as the old one is cactus.
Dragbug you have U2U
Cheers
Greg
1954 Oval long term project going nowhere
1958 Beetle drag car project
1959 Beetle project I need to sell one day
1969 Squareback
Hey Greg, love to see it, get some more photo's on, I still need that wheel!
Paul
retroresto :beer
retroresto wrote:Hey Greg, love to see it, get some more photo's on, I still need that wheel!
That's good cos I really need the cash!!!:o
Need to drop the back before I take too many more shots, its sky high at the moment. Dunno if I will get to it this weekend tho', its a bit of a write off with birthdays (I'm 30 today :cry) and mothers day:kiss. Will be home a bit though so gimme a call or text if you want to come around.
Cheers
Greg
1954 Oval long term project going nowhere
1958 Beetle drag car project
1959 Beetle project I need to sell one day
1969 Squareback
Love it, looks unreal...im running 145s on my barny ute...
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